PROGRAMMING SUGGESTIONS

PROJECT EARTH

From vast prairies to towering mountains and arid deserts to seemingly endless seas, the diversity of our planet is truly awe-inspiring. Our new Project Earth provides a comprehensive list of planet-themed works that highlight subject matter such as flora, natural elements, the seasons, environmental action, and much more. Complete with pieces for orchestra, band, choir, chamber ensemble, solo instruments/voices, and organized by difficulty level, this is a go-to resource for music that celebrates the natural world. Perfect for programming all year round.

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POWER OF WOMEN

Ensembles everywhere are excited by the significant artistic contributions of women to music through the ages from Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel to Pulitzer Prize winners Ellen Zwilich and Melinda Wagner, and many more. Experience the artistry, mastery and ingenuity of their works.

Created to help Orchestra and Ensemble Directors find the repertoire you need, we have curated an easy-to-browse catalog of repertoire to celebrate The Power of Women, organized by ensemble type.

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CELEBRATING OUR VARIED VOICES

As our cities and universities resume programming, orchestras and ensembles like yours are asking for works by composers of varied voices.

To help Orchestra and Ensemble Directors find the repertoire you need, we curated a catalog of repertoire from diverse voices, organized by ensemble type, including works for large, medium, and small orchestras, string orchestra, staged works, wind ensemble, and more.

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CHEN YI AT 70

Over a career spanning nearly 50 years, Dr. Chen Yi has established herself as one of the most significant artistic voices of her generation. Chen has written small arrangements for consorts of traditional Chinese instruments, large symphonic works utilizing Western instruments, and a plethora of pieces that employ both. Her understanding of and respect for distinctly different musical traditions, and the impeccable skill with which she blends them, is nothing short of remarkable. View her Etude magazine now to learn about the music she's written over the last five decades.

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POETIC. HEARTFELT. ORIGINAL.

From sensitive choral textures to massive swaths of orchestral color, Adolphus Hailstork's music is at once masterfully crafted and directly rooted in the expressions of the heart: moving, welcoming, and awe-inspiring, but never predictable. In celebration of the composer's 80th birthday, we've created a comprehensive list of his rental works, organized in an easy-to-browse format.

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NEW MUSIC FOR FLUTE

Seeking new repertoire for flute? Look no further than our most recent catalog, which categorizes flute titles composed over the last several years. This collection includes repertoire for unaccompanied flute, flute and piano, small and large flute ensembles, high and low flutes, and small woodwind ensembles. It also contains features on a variety of Presser writers and our most anticipated releases.

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REPERTOIRE FOR THE SPATIALLY DISTANCED ENSEMBLE

To help Orchestra and Ensemble Directors find the repertoire you need, we curated a catalog of repertoire for reduced instrumentation, organized by ensemble type, including works for string orchestra, chamber orchestras, and other chamber ensembles.

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HOLIDAY RENTAL MUSIC

From orchestral Christmas sing-alongs to heart-warming Christmas operas like Ricky Ian Gordon's A House Without a Christmas Tree and Grant MacLachlan's beloved Come Colours, Rise, a South African Christmas Carol, the pieces in this catalog, organized by instrumentation for your convenience, are sure to bring the spirit of the season to your next holiday concert!

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